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Associated PressSeattle QB Geno Smith says learning a new offense is easier at this point of his career
With the number of stops he’s made and the number of offensive coordinators he’s worked with over the years, learning yet another new offense isn’t quite as daunting as it once was for Seattle quarterback Geno Smith. “When I first got into the league, all the words they meant nothing to me,” Smith said on Wednesday. Smith is in the beginning stages of seeing just what the Seattle Seahawks offense is going to look like under first-time NFL offensive coordinator Ryan Grubb.
The Canadian PressCentrist challenger ousts progressive prosecutor in DA race in Portland, Oregon
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Centrist district attorney candidate Nathan Vasquez has ousted the incumbent progressive prosecutor in Oregon’s Multnomah County, home to Portland, after running a campaign in which he vowed to be tough on crime. One of District Attorney Mike Schmidt’s deputies, Vasquez was endorsed by several police groups. He won Tuesday’s nonpartisan primary election after receiving more than 50% of the vote. While there was a write in option, Vasquez and Schmidt were the only two candid
The Canadian PressIn riot-hit New Caledonia, French President Macron says priority is return to calm amid unrest
President Emmanuel Macron arrived Thursday in riot-hit New Caledonia, having crossed the globe by plane in a high-profile show of support for the French Pacific archipelago wracked by deadly unrest and where Indigenous people have long sought independence from France.
